JEWEL (jewelled, jewelling)

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Irregular inflected forms: jewelled    , jewelling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does jewel mean? 

• JEWEL (noun)
  The noun JEWEL has 2 senses:

1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

2. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

  Familiarity information: JEWEL used as a noun is rare.

• JEWEL (verb)
  The verb JEWEL has 1 sense:

1. adorn or decorate with precious stones

  Familiarity information: JEWEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEWEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gem; jewel; precious stone

Hypernyms ("jewel" is a kind of...):

jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jewel"):

crown jewel (a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia)

solitaire (a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself)

diamond (a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

ruby (a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

pearl (a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)

emerald (a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

sapphire (a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

Derivation:

jewel (adorn or decorate with precious stones)

jeweler (someone in the business of selling jewelry)

jeweler (someone who makes jewelry)

jeweller (someone in the business of selling jewelry)

jeweller (someone who makes jewelry)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gem; jewel

Hypernyms ("jewel" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

• JEWEL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adorn or decorate with precious stones

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bejewel; jewel

Context example:

jeweled dresses

Hypernyms (to "jewel" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

jewel (a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry)

jeweler (someone in the business of selling jewelry)

jeweler (someone who makes jewelry)

jeweller (someone in the business of selling jewelry)

jeweller (someone who makes jewelry)

jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

 Context examples 

Kepler-90i wasn't the only jewel this neural network sifted out.

(Artificial Intelligence, NASA Data Used to Discover Eighth Planet Circling Distant Star, NASA)

I know of no opportunity afforded him for so doing; or, if I had, why should he have stolen the jewel, to part with it again so soon?

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

There were also chains and ornaments, some jewelled, but all of them old and stained.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The eldest wished for pearls; the second for jewels; but the third, who was called Lily, said, “Dear father, bring me a rose.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

My sister asked me what was the matter, and why I was so pale; but I told her that I had been upset by the jewel robbery at the hotel.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

You will remember, Lestrade, the sensation caused by the disappearance of this valuable jewel and the vain efforts of the London police to recover it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I wish I knew where all these pretty things would go when Aunt March dies," she said, as she slowly replaced the shining rosary and shut the jewel cases one by one.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Jewels for Jane Eyre sounds unnatural and strange: I would rather not have them.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Once in London, she gave us the slip, and, as I say, left these out-of-date jewels to pay her bills.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)